Binding for stitched books



- M. AIMON 1,713,363

' BINDING FOR STITCHED BOOKS Filed Feb. 4, 1927 5 sheets-Sheet 1finnalaidan; Jig:

May '14, 1929.

M. ATMON BINDING FOR STITCHED BOOKS 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 4, 1927Mayl4, 1929. M. AIMON 1,713,363

BINDING FOR STITCHED BOOKS Filed Feb. 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented May14, 1929. i

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Application filed February 411927;Serial'NoQ 1 e5,953;jana-inrrancFebruary 6, 1926'.

This invention relates toabi-nding for books which is strong and handy,"designed to be applied instantaneously 'upon'stitched volumes of allkinds 'to which it gives the appearanceof bound books suitable to beplaced in a'book-case. I f The binding according to'the presentinvention comprises essentially two rigid 'slidable hooks 'placed'onthe'edgesinythe interior of the panels. It will-'be evident that thepresent system of binding allows oi assemblin togetherin the same coversev eral pamphlets or even loose sheets: I i In the case ofpamphletsthey are provided with longitudinal wires inserted between the sheetsandprovided at bot'h'ends with beads of appropriate shape which areretained side by side in transverseguides securedon both sides by meansof the hooks already mentioned. In the case of loosesheetsthe latter areassembled by means of special clips provided with guides allowingthe'fixation on "wires similar to those of the p'amplets In this mannersections and loose sheets of all kinds may be assembled in the samecover-by the same devices. i r q -I The present system allows also toplace on both sides of bound books loosesheetsretainedin'position by thecovers and designed to be used for various purposes suchasadvertisements', 'notes,-etc; i F-i The appended drawingsillustrate-asexamples variousmanners of execution of the improvedbinding; objectofthe invention, in

loose sheets. Figs. 1" to different cases, viz ;afcomp lete book,sections,

6 show; the 5 arrangement used I e for complete works of difl'erentthickness.

Fig. 1 is a front view of same" in the-open position seen from theinterior. i

Fig. 2 's a sectional on line '2-' '2, Fig. 1. v i j Fig. 3 'is. a'p'art' section 'on line 3,

Fig. 4 is adiagmmmaae view-in. a ain of the closed binding with loosesheetsgkthe .b ek i s e fem e j Y "As will be seen in Figs. 1 -orcoversof the binding are constituted by double-rectangular panels of strongcardboard for example'a', a 6, b the outer panel's1a bbeingsuitablydecorated. For 'eachside the panels a,a andb, b j are keptapart 'for instance-by means of two card- -Fign5 i's a front ;-view ofthe inner connectingpart'for the sides. e I I 1 I ig. 6 is a frontelevation showing by vwayof example a'loose sheet.

- Figs; 7' to 15 show the binding of pamphlets 4 Fig. 7 shows thebinding'inthe open 051 tionthe pamphlets being omitted.

- Fig'; 8 shows the binding 11 the openposi- 't' on vvith the pamphletsin engagement.

v 1,713,363 'ENTPQFFl- E Fig. 9is an enlarged view'of the metallic 7binding system. 1 1

- F1g; '10 1s a vert cal sectional view of same. 'F1g.-11-'1s ahorizontal-sectional view on line'll lhFi-g. 9.

Fig.'=12 is a transverse sectional view of a pamphlet provlded with itssuspending wire.

- *Fig."'13 isgan enlarged view showing the locking devicefor theguides. r

-Fig. His a side "elevation of the special clips for sheets mounted onewire.

Fig.-15-is a*sect1onal view of a wire online 15-15 of Fig. 14. to '6 thesides board triangular pieces c leavingthe longi tudinalsides-o'penbetween said pieces and the parts are assembled together bymeans of bands d and{corner pieces '6 'fixed by an ad hesivematerial'.The interior panels (a? are 'each 'p'rovidedwith two paper or linenpieces f glued 'uponft-heln and forming sleeves or 'socketsin which pins'9' are 'slidably mounted.

The inner endofachpin is bent to form a short lug-gf -while the outerendhas a relativelylon'ghook 9? formed by bending the pin back ontoitself; i h The two sides a,-a b,ib are assembled together by means-of apart h, as will be. seen [in Fig; 5,*which passe's'into' the 1 space left= between the panels and -isafterwards "folded onto both sides as at hshown in Figs. 1, 7* and 8. The part i is provided in Y its middleportion which f rms the back of. -the-bookcov er. with'anopening i toshow "the title of the bookand 'the -authors name. AsshowninFigu6, jaloosesheet y is provided with a lateral tongue 3'}, preferably madeintegral therewith and'adapted tobe introduced into the's'pace formedbetween each-pair of pan'els. There; 1nay be any numher of such sheetsand they are utilized for different purposes such as advertising, for-notes, etc.

v It will be understood that mother "give a good appearance to the wholethe material employed for making the corners e, the bands cland the backhwill be preferably identical. Likewise the fold of the loose sheets jwhich is seen in'ipart through the opening 2' will have preferably thesame ap pearance as the back h.

The mode of operation of the'bind-ing made in the manner-thus describedis as follows. Assuming the hooks g to be i njthe position shown in Fig,1, the stitched is placed on edge anda few back and front leaves.respectively are folded back and caught atthe top and therbotto'm byi'pushing in the hooks causing the pins .59 to slide in the sleeves f.The connecting part h is then drawn tight, care being taken to place theopening 1' in the middle, when the ends 72, are folded back the bindingis completed.

In the casewhere sevenal pamphletsam to be boundtogether, the samecovers may .be usedbut the hooksg' of the pins .9 can then enter amovable metal guide lg-seen in Fig. 7, which determines the width of theback of the cover. There is one of these metal guides at each end, whichare preferably of T-shape interiorly in order to allow introducingendwise wires Z; proyided with a flat head m preferably of cylindricalshape upon which the pamphlets n to be bound are simply folded as willbe seen in I edges thereof and forming a transverse Fig. 12. The outerside is? of each guide is, has an aperture k near each end to receivethe hooks g of the wires $9,113 shown in Figs. 9 and 13. The back of theguide extends be'yond the sides as shown n t [c to insure the rigidityof the back while thepins .g and hooks operate as hinges and lie in theplane of the pins 1 asshown in Fig. 11. The guides are preferablysecured in place by means of small collars, (Fig. 13) which have aportion 1* of substantially the same shape in cross section tothejcr0sssection of the guides and anextended flange r by means of whichthe collars may be riveted to the back portion h. A Itwill easily beseenthat in order to bind togetherseveral pamphlets previously provided withwires it will be sufficient-to engage the topv ends of the latter in theguldes is, and then connect the guides to the back it by causing saidguides 70 to enter the collars r and finally'to'lock the four hooks-g inthe guides 70. In order to prevent the wear and'tear by friction of lugs'gfthey may be covered over by two flexible flaps 0 secured in themiddle of the panels, as will be seen in Figswf and 8. i, The binding ofloosesheets will be effected by means of spring clips 4) simply formedby stamping for instance in a sheet of' metal andsubsequently bent sofasto form when folded a cylindrical hinge g for engagement upon the wiresZ, the length of said hinges} greater than the width of the clips orderto avoid the tearing of the leaves when the clips are put, ;injuxtaposition. The front half lpropriate metal coating such as nickel,silver,

etc, and be provided with 'signsfor classisuch as the letters of thealphabet. Having now described my invention I declare that what I claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. A bookand leaf binder comprising side members each formed of superposedpanels, spacing members interposed between the panels and formingtransverse spaces betweenthe latter opening .at the longitudinal edgesoffthe .panels, and a back forming member extending longitudinallybetween said side members and having lateralportions extending. throughsaid transverse spaces, the free ends of the lateral portions {adaptedto be folded onto and secured to the inner panels.

2. A book and leafbinder comprising side members each formed ofsuperposed panels, triangular spacing pieces interposed between thepanels at the upper and lower triangular spacing pieces interposedbetween the panels at the upper. and lower edges thereof and forming atransverse space between the, panels-said space converglng from theinner to the outer edges of the panel, a back formingmemberextendinglongitud-inally betweenthe inner longitudinal edges of the sidemembers, said back forming member having lateral converging portionsextending through the transverse spaces, the free ends of the lateralportions being folded over and secured to the inner panels of the sidemembers, and means at the corners of V the superposed panels forconnecting them together. I v

4. A book and leaf binder comprising side members, each formed ofsuperposed panels,

spacing members interposed between the panels and forming transversespaces between the latter opening at the longitudinal edges of thepanels, a backformmg member extending longitudinally between the side"members and having lateral portions extending through said transversespaces and connected at their outer ends to the inner panels, and pinsslidably mounted adj ace nt'the inner longitudinal edges of the sidemembers having hooks formed on their outer ends for engaging leavesinterposedbetween the side members. v

5. A book and leaf binder comprising side members each-formed ofsuperposed panels,

spacing members interposed between the panels and forming transversespaces between the latter opening at the longitudinal edges ofthepanels, a back forming member extending longitudinally between the sidemembers and having lateral portions extending through said transversespaces and connected at their outer ends to the inner panels, sleevesmounted on the inner panels adjacent the back forming member, and pinsslidably mounted in the sleeves and having hooks "formed on their outerends.

6. A book and leaf binder comprising side members each formed ofsuperposed panels,

spacing members interposed between the panels and forming transversespaces be tween the latter opening at the longitudinal edges of thepanels, a back forming member extending longitudinally between the 7side members and having lateral portions eX- 7. book and leaf bindercomprising side members each formed of superposed panels,

spacing members interposed between i the panels and forming transversespaces between the latter opening at the longitudinal edges of thepanels, a back-forming member extending longitudinally between the sidemembers and havinglateralportions extending through said transversespaces and connected at their outer ends to the inner panels, sleevesmounted on the inner panels adjacent the back forming member, pinsslidably mounted in the sleeves and having hooks formed on their outerends, hollow transverse guide members having an interior T-shape incross section, secured to the back forming members at the upper andlower edges of'the latter, and a series of leafholding wires slidablymounted in the guide members and extending I longitudinally of theback-forming member;

8. A back and leaf binder comprising side members each formed ofsuperposed panels, spacing members interposed between the panels andforming transverse spaces between the latter opening at the longitudinaledges ofthe panels, a back-forming member extending longitudinallybetween the side members and having lateral portions extending throughsaid transverse spaces and connected at their outer-ends to the innerpanels,

sleeves mounted 'on the inner panels adjacent the back-forming member,pins slidably mounted in the sleeves and having hooks formed'on theirouter ends, hollow guide members extending transversely of the centralpart of theback forming member, collars'fixed on the latter near theupper and lower edges thereof supporting the guide members and aplurality of leaf-holding wires slidably mounted in. the guide members,said. guide-members having apertures for the reception of said hooks.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myinvention, I have signed myname.

MARCEL AIMON.

